Ataulfo BIO — Mexico's "Honey Mango," Grown Organically

Ataulfo — sometimes called the honey mango — comes from Oaxaca, Mexico, and it's the mango that ruins other mangoes for a lot of people once they try it. It's small and kidney-shaped, with a flat seed that leaves an unusually high proportion of flesh to fruit. Unlike Kent, Ataulfo actually does tell you when it's ripe through colour: the skin shifts from green to a deep, egg-yolk gold, often with light wrinkling on the surface, and a gentle squeeze should give easily. Inside, the flesh is smooth, almost custard-like, with virtually no fiber and a sugar content noticeably higher than most other varieties — hence the "honey" nickname. This BIO version is grown without synthetic pesticides, so the sweetness comes purely from the variety and the ripening, nothing added. Because the flesh is so soft when ripe, it's better spooned or scooped than sliced with a knife.